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38th parallel Demilitarized zone Map of the Korean Peninsula showing the shifting front lines during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. It marks the farthest advances of United States and United Nations forces into North Korea, the farthest southern advance of Chinese and North Korean forces into South Korea, and the final truce line at the 38th parallel. P'anmunjŏm: Bridge of No Return

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities - Korea and the Thirty-Eighth Parallel. May 22, 2023
Map added. Apr 17, 2023
Media added. Feb 25, 2020
Add new Web site: Investopedia - Why North Korea and South Korea Are Separated. Sep 16, 2019
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Korea, and the 38th Parallel. Sep 16, 2019
Media added. Dec 07, 2011
Expanded to include information on the demilitarized zone; added illustration. Apr 20, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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